Shovel



E. HANFF. SHOVEL.

1,41 1,570. APPucAnok FILED um. 14. 1920. Patented Apr. 4, 1.922

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHOVEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

Application filed January 14, 1920. Serial No. 351,455.

To all whom it may cancer-'21 Be it known, that I, Enwiinn IIANFF,subject of the King of England, residing at 55 Rocky Lane, Anfield,Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, England, late of 71 HathrleyStreet, Princes Park, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, England,engineer, have invented certain new and useful Improvement in Shovels,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to spades, shovels, trowels, scoops, and thelike, and has for its object to enhance their longevity.

As now commonly constructed, the front of a spade, shovel, trowel,scoop, and the like-particularly a shovel of the type used inhouseholdsfrequently becomes broken during use.

According to the present invention, the front portion of the blade ofthe tool is thickened, either during the process of manufacture orformation thereof, or by means of a metal piece welded on to theunderside of the blade proper, so as to be integral and solid therewith.

l referably, such thickening commencing at the front or edge, increasesinto wedge like or taper formation and then decreases until it mergesinto the normal thickness, or the blade, this wedge-like or tapering portion is, in effect, added to the under-face of the blade, so that theupper face thereof is plain, or as usual.

If sides are formed out of a blade, the thickened front portion, whenbent, strength.- ens the sides.

I will further describe my invention with the aid of the accompanyingsheet of explanatory drawings which illustrate its application to adomestic shovel.

Fig. l is a rear view of the shovel.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, and

Fig. 3 a cross section, taken as on line A. A Fig. 1. i

a generally designates a metal shovel the front portion of the bladebeing thickened at b in the course of manufacture, such thickening,commencing from the front or edge of the shovel, increases intowedgelike formation and then decreases until it merges into the normalthickness of the blade: said wedge-like or tapering portion. being, ineffect, added to the underside of the shovel, so that the upper facethereof is fiat, as usual. Said thickened front portion also formsportions 0 of the upstanding sides 0.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is A. shovel having a blade provided withoutstanding side walls and the underside of the front port-ion of saidblade provided with an integral thickened portion commencing from thefront edge of the blade and increasing into wedge like formation toprovide a long beveled wall and then decreasing to form a short beveledwall adjoining the blade, the thickened portion extending transverselyof the'blade and on to the side walls thereof.

in testimony whereof I my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. \VALKER, EMILY BURNETT.

